Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe
Last inspected: Dec 4, 2025
25
Score
Going back to 2025, Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe has four inspections in the public record. The most recent visit was on Dec 4, 2025. A high risk tier suggests the facility had a rough recent inspection, with multiple violations on record.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around 17 violations per visit lately, up from roughly eight violations before.
When inspectors have written things up, “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” has been the most frequent reason, cited two times.
Restaurants in East Palatka average 74, so Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe trails the local norm. The pattern in the record is worth a careful look.
4
Inspections
4
Critical latest
3
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 4, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs on shelf over ready to eat chicken wings. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection current license expired 06/01/2025. Establishment open and operating. 61C-1.002(6) Renewal - The licensee is responsible for renewing the license prior to the expiration date. Any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment operating on an expired license is deemed to be operating without a license, and subject to the penalties provided by law. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed operator utilize barehand to move ready to eat meatballs from one container to the other. Discussed with operator. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
09-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pizza on tray held on time as public health control made 2 hours prior per operator missing product time marking. Operator added time marker. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In cookline reach in cooler, open container of tzatziki opened two days prior with no product date marking.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food residue staining build up on cook line cutting board. Interior of top microwave has food debris build up on bottom plate. Coca-Cola soda dispenser nozzle at front counter soiled, mold like substance inside nozzle. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in kitchen used to store empty sauce container. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy accumulation of ice in walk in freezer along compressor and walls of freezer. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees jacket stored on single service pizza boxes. Operator phone on in use prep table. Operator relocated all personal items. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk in cooler top two shelves closest walk in freezer solely used for employee personal food stored over ready to eat food for customers. **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on in use center prep table. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cups used as scoop in bulk seasoning containers. Operator began to remove. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean plastic containers not stored inverted or covered. Operator inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Metal pizza paddle stored directly on top of pizza over with food debris. Operator placed tray under paddle. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
10-02-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in enclosure lid open.
33-16-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler, uncovered container of pepperocinis. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine sanitizer solution in bucket at 0ppm. Operator adjusted to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-07-4
25
Apr 9, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In table top warmer, tomato sauce at 113F hot holding, operator noticed unplugged and plugged back in and adjusted heat settings. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the standup reach in freezer, raw bacon over ready to eat chicken. In the walk in cooler raw shell eggs over cooked chicken wings and unwashed produce. Operator rearranged storage levels. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee utilizing bare hand contact with ready to eat bread.
09-01-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noodles from previous day in cook line reach in cooler with no date marking. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener attached to prep table with debris on the blade. Pizza dough mixer with flour and debris build up.
22-02-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two carbon dioxide tanks at front counter not stored secured.
51-11-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cups used as scoops in bulk seasoning containers.
14-01-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean plates and containers on shelf over three compartment sink not inverted or covered.
24-05-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top of microwave, operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food in walk in cooler not segregated from food for customers.
08B-49-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooked beef in container cooling on the floor of the walk in cooler. Operator relocated. Multiple food products on floor of walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Build up of ice in walk in freezer on floor, shelves and products.
14-69-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Pizza paddle stored on top of dusty pizza oven.
10-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of pizza oven with dust/debris build up.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service pizza boxes on the floor of the prep area. Single service cups in storage shed on the floor.
25-05-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Uncovered pitchers of tea in the walk in cooler. Operator covered with foil. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer solution at 0ppm chlorine.
21-07-4
29
Jan 17, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Jan 13, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/ Establishment open and operating prior to licensing inspection, unable to license at time of inspection. **Warning**
50-08-7
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. At time of inspection bulk ice bin used for drink ice not self dispensing at front counter and no hand wash sink available by front counter. **Warning**
51-16-7
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pizza sauce in walk in cooler from previous day with no date marking. Operator date marked the container.
02C-02-5
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster available.
51-13-4
Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Bags of trash stored in enclosure on the ground with no dumpster present. **Warning**
33-09-4
64
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe on file is from Dec 4, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe?
Across the inspection record, “raw animal food stored over/not properly separated” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe.
How does Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe compare to other restaurants in East Palatka?
Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe most recently scored 25 out of 100, which is lower than the East Palatka average of 74.
Has Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe have averaged around 17 violations per visit, up from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Antonio's New York Style Pizza Abe means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
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